George Meade (merchant)
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title:
George Meade (merchant)
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George Meade was an American merchant from Philadelphia, known for being the grandfather of Civil War general George Gordon Meade. In partnership with Thomas Fitzsimons, his firm was among the largest provision merchants during the American Revolutionary War, and helped finance the Bank of Pennsylvania and Bank of North America during the conflict—while it profited from British goods as well. Meade's business went bankrupt by 1801 due to investments in the Yazoo land scandal, and was continued b
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American merchant
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meade_(merchant)
date created:
2019-01-04T10:16:44Z
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2024-08-29T01:24:26Z
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